Facing-strip for garments.



J. I. MCDONALD- FAUI'NG STRIP POE GARMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1908. RENEWED APR. 5, 1909.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

JOHN I. MCDONALD, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

FACING-STRIP FOR GARMENTS.

Application filed May 28, 1908, Serial No. 435,542. Renewed April 5;1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN I. McDoNALD, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri,have invented new and useful Improvements in Facing-Strips forGarment-s, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clothing, and its object is to provide animproved form of facing for the openings in the sleeves and backs ofshirts and the like. Such facings usually comprise two doubled strips ofcloth, each inclosing one edge of the opening, with a tab extendingbeyond and in line with the opening on the outside of the garment.Various modes of making and applying these facings have been proposed,but my invention aims to produce them in large quantities at a smallcost and very rapidly and simply.

I provide two strips of folded material placed one upon the other, andpass them through a sewing machine in such fashion that they arestitched together along one side for a suitable distance and then alongthe other side for a similar distance, and so on, the stitching beingapplied alternately on opposite sides and crossed over from one side tothe other at regular equal distances. At the points where the stitchingcrosses over, one of the strips is formed into a loop, which is notstitched. The loops are so spaced that the distance from center tocenter bet-ween them constitutes the amount of material required for onefacing. This strip so stitched is then cut into lengths preferablymidway between the loops, and the loop is cut at one end. The edges ofthe opening such as that, for instance, in a sleeve, are then insertedbetween the two portions of the strip, so that the tab formed by the outloop lies on the outside, and the facing is then stitched in place. Theprepared doubled strips are made in long lengths or runs preferablyequal to the length of the bolt of the goods, and are supplied to thegarment makers in proper lengths for the quantities of garments they areworking on.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portionof one of the continuous facing strips as it looks before it is cut upinto single facings. Fig. 2 shows a portion of a garment, such as ashirt sleeve, provided with an opening to be faced. Fig. 3 shows afacing cut off and applied to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909.

Serial No. 488,072.

the opening, and Fig. 4 shows the facing stitched to the sleeve.

Two strips of goods 1 and 2 preferably with their edges doubled in orotherwise protected from raveling, are laid together with the doublededges in contact, as shown at 3, 4. A line of stitching is then runalong one edge of the compound strip for a certain distance, the lengthof said stitching depending upon the kind and size of garment for whichthe facings are intended. At regular intervals the stitching is crossedover to the opposite edge of the compound strip, as clearly shown inFig. 1. At the points where this is done, the strip 1 is doubled into afold or loop 6, the total length of which is suitable to form thenecessary tab at the end of the opening 7 in the shirt sleeve 8. Thecontinuous compound facing strip is then out in two, preferably midwaybetween the loops 6 at the points indicated by the dotted lines 9, andthe loop is cut on one side close to the strip 1. This forms a singlefacing which can be applied to the opening 7 in the manner shown in Fig.3; one leg of the facing receiving between its two sides one edge of theopening, and the other leg receiving the other edge of said opening. Thetab 10 lies on the outside of the shirt sleeve, and can be pointed orotherwise shaped, as shown in Fig. 4. Stitching 11 is then run alongeach leg of the facing, to secure it to the shirt sleeve, and theoperation is complete. These facings can be very rapidly made incontinuous lengths by suitable machines, and applied to the garmentswith no waste of material, so that they are economical in production.They are easy to apply, make a neat finish, and produce a uniformity ofappearance in the goods which is very attractive.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A continuous facing strip for garments, comprising two strips ofmaterial stitched together alternately on opposite sides.

2. A continuous facing strip for garments, comprising two strips ofmaterial stitched together alternately on opposite sides, one of saidstrips containing material to form the tab of a single facing.

3. A continuous facing strip for garments, comprising two strips ofmaterial stitched together alternately on opposite sides, one

of said strips containing material to form the tab.of a single facing,said material being located at the points where the stitching on oneside ends and that on the other side begins.

4. A 'continuon'sfacing strip for garments, comprising two strips ofmaterial stitched together alternately on opposite sides, one of saidstrips being folded into a loop at the points where the stitchingalternates from one side to the other.

5. A continuous facing strip for garments, comprising two strips ofinaterial having their edges folded in, said strips being laid togetherwith the folded edges in contact, and stitched together alternately onopposite sides, one of said strips being folded into a loop at thepoints where the stitching alternates from one side to the other.

In testimony whereof I have signed iny name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN L MCDONALD.

WVitnesses J S. EpWARDs, R. N. MCDONALD.

